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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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