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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major 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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