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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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