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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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