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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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