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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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