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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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