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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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