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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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