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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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