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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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