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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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