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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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