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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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