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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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