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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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