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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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