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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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