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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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