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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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