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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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