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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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