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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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