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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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