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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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