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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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