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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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