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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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