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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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