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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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