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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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