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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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