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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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