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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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