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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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