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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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 online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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