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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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