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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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