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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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