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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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