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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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