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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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