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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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