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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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