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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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