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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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