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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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