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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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