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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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