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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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