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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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