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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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