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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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