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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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