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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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