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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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