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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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