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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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