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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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