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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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