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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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