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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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