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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education