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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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