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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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