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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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