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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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