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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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