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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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