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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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