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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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