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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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