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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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