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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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