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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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