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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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