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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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