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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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