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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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