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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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