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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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