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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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