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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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