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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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