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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured 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 dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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