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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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