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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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