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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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