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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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