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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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