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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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