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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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