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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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