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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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