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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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