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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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