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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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