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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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