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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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