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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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