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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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