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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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