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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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