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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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