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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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