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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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