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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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