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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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