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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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