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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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