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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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