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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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