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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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