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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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