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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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