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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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