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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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