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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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