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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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