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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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