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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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