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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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