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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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