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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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