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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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