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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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