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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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