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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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