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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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