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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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