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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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