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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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