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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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