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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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