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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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