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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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