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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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