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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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