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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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