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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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