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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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