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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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