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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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