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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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