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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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