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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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