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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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