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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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