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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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