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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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