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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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