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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies 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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