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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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