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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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