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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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