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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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