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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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