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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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