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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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