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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. 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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