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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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