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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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