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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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