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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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