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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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