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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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