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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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