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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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