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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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