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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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