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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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