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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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