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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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