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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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