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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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