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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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