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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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