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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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