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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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