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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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