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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners 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 participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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