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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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