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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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