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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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