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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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