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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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