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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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