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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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