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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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