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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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