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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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