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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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