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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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