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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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