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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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