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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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