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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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