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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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