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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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