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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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