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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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