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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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