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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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