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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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