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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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