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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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