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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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