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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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