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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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