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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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