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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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