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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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