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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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