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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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