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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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