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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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