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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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