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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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