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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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