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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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