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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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