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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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