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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major 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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