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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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