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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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