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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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