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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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