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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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