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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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