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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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