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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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