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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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