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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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