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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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