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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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