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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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