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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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