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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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