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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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