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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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