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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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