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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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