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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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