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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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