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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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