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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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