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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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