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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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