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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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