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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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