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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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