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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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