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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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