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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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