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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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