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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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