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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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