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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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