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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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