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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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