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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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