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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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