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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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