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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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