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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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