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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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