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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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