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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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