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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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