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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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