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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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