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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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