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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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