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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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