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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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