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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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