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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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