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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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