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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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