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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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