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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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