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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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