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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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