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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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