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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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