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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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