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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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