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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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