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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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