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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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