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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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