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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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