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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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