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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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