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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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