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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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