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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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