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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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