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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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