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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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