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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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