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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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