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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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