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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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