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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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