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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with 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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