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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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