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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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