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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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