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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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