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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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