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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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