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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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