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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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