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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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