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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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