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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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