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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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