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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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