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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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