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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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