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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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