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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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