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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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