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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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