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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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