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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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