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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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