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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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