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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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