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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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