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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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