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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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