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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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