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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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