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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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