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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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