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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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