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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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