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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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