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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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