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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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