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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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