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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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