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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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