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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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