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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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