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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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