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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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