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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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