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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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