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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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