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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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