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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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