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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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