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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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