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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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