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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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