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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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