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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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