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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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