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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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