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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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