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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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