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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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