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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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