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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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