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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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