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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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