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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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