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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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