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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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