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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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