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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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