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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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