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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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