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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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