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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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