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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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