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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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