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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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