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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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