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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers 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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