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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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