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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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