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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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