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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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