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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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