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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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