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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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