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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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