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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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