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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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