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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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