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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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