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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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