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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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