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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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