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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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