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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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