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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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