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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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