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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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