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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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