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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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