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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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