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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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