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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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