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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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