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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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