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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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