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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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