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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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