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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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