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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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