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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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