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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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