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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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