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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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