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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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