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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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