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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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