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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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