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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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