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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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