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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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