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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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