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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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