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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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