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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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