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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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