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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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