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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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