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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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