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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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