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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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