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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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