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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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