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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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