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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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