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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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