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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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