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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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