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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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