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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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