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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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