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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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