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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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