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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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