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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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