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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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