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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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