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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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