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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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