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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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