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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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