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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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