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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies 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 we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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