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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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