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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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