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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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