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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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