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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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