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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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