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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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