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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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