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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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