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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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