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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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