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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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