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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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