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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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