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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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