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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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