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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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