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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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