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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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