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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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