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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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