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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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