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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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