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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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