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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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