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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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