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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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