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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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