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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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