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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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