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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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