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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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