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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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