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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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