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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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