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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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