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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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