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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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