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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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