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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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