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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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