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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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