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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies 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 participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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