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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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