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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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