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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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