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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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