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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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