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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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