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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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