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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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