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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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