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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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