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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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